Demographics · East Africa
Malawi Population
22.22Mas of 2025+2.6% vs 2024
Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.22M |
| 2024 | 21.66M |
| 2023 | 21.1M |
| 2022 | 20.57M |
| 2021 | 20.05M |
| 2020 | 19.53M |
| 2019 | 19.03M |
| 2018 | 18.53M |
| 2017 | 18.04M |
| 2016 | 17.56M |
| 2015 | 17.09M |
| 2014 | 16.62M |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MW&metric_key=population_total" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Population across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Population |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 237.53M |
| Kenya | 57.53M |
| South Africa | 64.75M |
| Egypt | 118.37M |
| Ghana | 35.06M |
| Ethiopia | 135.47M |
More Malawi demographics data